‚ÄúIf a Republican member of Congress is not punished on Fox News or by Rush Limbaugh for working with a Democrat on a bill of common interest, then you‚Äôll see more of them doing it,‚ÄĚ he said. ‚ÄúI think John Boehner genuinely wanted to get a deal done, but it was hard to do in part because his caucus is more conservative probably than most Republican leaders are, and partly because he is vulnerable to attack for compromising Republican principles and working with Obama.‚ÄĚ

The president argued that ‚Äúthe more left-leaning media outlets recognize that compromise is not a dirty word‚ÄĚ and that party leaders, including Senate Majority Harry Reid and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, are ‚Äúwilling to buck the more absolutist-wing elements in our party to try to get stuff done.‚ÄĚ...

From the news: "The president argued that ‚Äúthe more left-leaning media outlets recognize that compromise is not a dirty word‚ÄĚ and that party leaders, including Senate Majority Harry Reid and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, are ‚Äúwilling to buck the more absolutist-wing elements in our party to try to get stuff done.‚ÄĚ

But Reid and Pelosi ARE among the absolutist-wing, uncompromising elements. Just like the president. In fact most of the Democrat party is absolutist-wing and uncompromising. They continue moving left, and consider it uncompromising when everyone who disagrees doesn't follow them.

The reason the House is less willing to follow is easy to understand. They run for office every 2 years, therefore they can't stray as far away from the will of the people as the president and the Senate can. That should tell us something.

It always has to be someone else's fault. It certainly be because he was pushing way too far and refusing to compromise himself.I've seen no compromise from Pelosi or Reid. Look at Obamacare to see how Reid, Pelosi, and Obama compromise.